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Amnesty to Pakistan: End alarming poll-linked crackdown
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [United States], June 15 (ANI): New York-based human rights watchdog Amnesty International has appealed to authorities in Pakistan to end what it described as an alarming crackdown on human rights defenders, activists, journalists and other civil society members in the run up to the
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Iftars: Politicos woo India's heart through stomach
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): With Ramzan, the Islamic month of fasting, in its last phase, political leaders are scurrying up to organise Iftars- the evening meal with which Muslims break their fast at sunset during the holy month.
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Extended deadline in NAB cases hearing to hit party: Nawaz
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Muslim League's (PML-N) founder Nawaz Sharif claimed that the extended deadline by the Supreme Court for the completion of proceedings against him would badly affect his party performance in the July 25 general elections
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Andhra CM discuses early elections, EVMs at TDP meet
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday held a party committee meeting, wherein various topics including the prospect of an early election and functioning of Electronic Voting Mach
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Congress, opposition parties will defeat BJP in 2019: Rahul
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 12 (ANI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that Congress and other opposition parties will defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre in the 2019 general elections.
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Delhi Assembly accepts resolution on full statehood
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The Delhi Vidhan Sabha on Monday accepted the resolution on full statehood for the national capital.
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Bilawal, Imran file nomination papers from Karachi constituencies
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Jun 9 (ANI): Pakistan People's Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, and Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf chief Imran Khan filed their nomination papers on Friday for the upcoming general elections in the country, scheduled to be held on July 25.
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Sacrifices necessary to save constitution: Mallikarjun Kharge
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 09 (ANI): Speaking on the unrest in the Congress party due to the allocation of portfolios, senior leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday stated that sacrifices are necessary sometimes in order to save the constitution and democracy.
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SRK's cousin to contest from Peshawar seat in Pak elections
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jun 8 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's cousin Noor Jehan is set to contest the upcoming general elections in Pakistan on July 25 from a constituency in Peshawar.
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ECP changes election schedule, polling date remains same
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced changes in the schedule for General Elections 2018 on Friday, but said the polling date stays as scheduled.
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RLSP rejects Nitish Kumar as CM candidate
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 7 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) leader Nagmani on Thursday said that Nitish Kumar is not the only Chief Ministerial candidate from Bihar, and demanded that RLSP leader Upendra Kushwaha be considered as the chief ministerial candidate for the state.
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Dhaka to deploy army during 2018 General Elections
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 6 (ANI): Bangladesh would deploy its army during the general elections scheduled to be held in November-December to curb any form of polling irregularities during the voting process.
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